to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
big talk; boasting; bragging
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
(divine) providence; dispensation
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
full capacity; all one's ability
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
devoted; self-sacrificing
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
ready-made; common-law (wife)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
8000; eight thousand; many